Mike Ditka, Pitt end, reaches for football in early minutes of game with Texas Christian on Oct. 24, 1959 in Pittsburgh. The pass, thrown by Pitt quarterback Ivan Toncic, wasn't caught for a possible touchdown in end zone. TCU's Jack Spikes (20) covers the play. (AP Photo)

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Pittsburgh's Mike Ditka snares Penn State quarterback Richie Lucas in his own end zone for a Pitt safety in the first quarter of their football battle, Nov. 21, 1959 in Pittsburgh. Coming up from rear are Ron Delfine (86) Bill Linder (75). (AP Photo)

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Mike Ditka, named lineman of the week by the Associated Press, looks over film of the Notre Dame squad with Pitt coach Johnny Michelosen, Nov. 2, 1960 in Pittsburgh. Ditka, 21-year-old senior end from Aliquippa, Pa., won the Lineman of the Week honors for his play last Saturday against Syracuse. He hopes he has another good day against the Irish on Saturday. (AP Photo)

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Pittsburgh's Mike Ditka holds Lesie, 4, left, and Dave, 2, during visit of East-West gridders to the Shriners Hospital in San Francisco, Dec. 23, 1960. Ditka will play with the East squad in the Shrine classic in San Francisco on December 31. (AP Photo)

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Chicago Bears' Mike Ditka (89) slips out of the grasp of Green Bay packer safety Hand Gremminger, Sept. 13, 1964, and scores on a 13-yard pass from Chicago Bear reserve quarterback Rudy Bukich in the third quarter. The Packers went on to defeat the defending National Football League champions 23 to 12. (JKI/AP)

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Chicago Bears end Mike Ditka is in a serious mood as he talks with his wife Nancy, in doorway of their home in Lombard, suburban Chicago, Jan. 1, 1964. At New Year's party on January 1 in bowling alley he co-owns, a policeman accidentally shot Tony Parrilli, former Washington Redskin's linebacker. (AP Photo)

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Chicago Bears' Mike Ditka (89) stumbles as he picks up 15 yards on a pass play from quarterback Rudy Bukich, but is grounded by Green Bay's Tom Brown (40) in the fourth quarter Oct. 16, 1966, in Chicago. Ray Nitschke (66) moves in on the play. Green Bay won 17 to 0. (AP Photo)

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Mike Ditka, Harry Jones and Joe Kuharich

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Joe Kuharich lies on the grass as he poses with two new Eagles players at the Eagles training cap in Hershey, Pa., Aug. 7, 1967. At left is Harry Jones, Eagles number one draft choice from Arkansas and center is Mike Ditka, former Chicago Bears end. (Paul Vathis/AP)

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Dallas Cowboys tight end Mike Ditka talks with an unidentified girl on the beach at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., before practice on Jan. 15, 1971. Dallas meets the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V on Sunday. To prevent colds and injuries the Dallas team is restricted from swimming. (AP Photo)

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Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Mike Ditka poses for a picture during a lunch, work, break at the Cowboys training facility in Dallas on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1981. George Halas, President of the Chicago Bears, has asked permission to interview Ditka for the head coaching position in Chicago. (AP Photo)

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Chicago Bears owner George Halas introduces new head coach Mike Ditka at a news conference in Chicago, on Jan. 21, 1982, the assembled media that ìIíve been working on a game plan to bring a winning and now with Mike Ditka as head coach the game plan is complete. (Fred Jewell/AP)

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Chicago Bears new head coach Mike Ditka checks out his players in Phoenix, Arizona, April, 3, 1982 as they stretch out during warm-up drills. Ditka is allowed to have two camps before the season begins. The Bears will be practicing at the Arizona State University football stadium in Tempe until Sunday. (AP Photo)

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Chicago Bears' coach Mike Ditka watches his team play during the last home game of the 1985 regular season, Dec. 27, 1985. Ditka coached the Bears to the NFL's best regular-season record and was named Friday the league's Coach of the Year by the Associated Press. (Charlie Bennett/AP)

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Mike Ditka and Mike Hohensee

Chicago Bears' coach Mike Ditka talks with quarterback Mike Hohensee during practice Sept. 25, 1987 at the Bears' workout facilitly in Lake Forest, Ill. Forty-eight players reported for the first practice since the NFL strike began on monday. Hohensee played for Pittsburgh in the Arena Football League and was a former quarterback at the University of Minnesota. (Charles Bennett/AP)

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Mike Ditka, Steve McMichael and William Perry

Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka is carried off the field by Steve McMichael, left, and William Perry after the Bears win Super Bowl XX in New Orleans, La., on Jan. 26, 1986. The Bears' Willie Gault (83) and Maury Buford (8) join in celebrating their 46-10 victory over the New England Patriots. (Phil Sandlin/AP)

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Chicago Bear head coach Mike Ditka, talks to President Ronald Reagan after Super Bowl XX in New Orleans on Jan. 27, 1986 in New Orleans. Ditka got the congratulations while Berry received condolences. The Bears won 46-10. (AP Photo)

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Chicago Bears football coach Mike Ditka gestures as talk show host Johnny Carson listens during taping of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in Burbank, Calif., Jan. 20, 1987. Ditka said he would re-evaluate his situation with the Bears at the end of next season. (Mark Avery/AP)

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Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka sits on the bench during game against the Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium in Washington, Nov. 13, 1988. Ditka suffered a mild heart attack 11-days ago. The man sitting next to Ditka is unidentified. (Win McNamee/AP)

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Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, left, eyes a large plastic calf that was placed on the field of the Metrodome in response to Ditkaís remark that the stadium was like a livestock pavilion Dec. 19, 1988 in Minneapolis. Ditka was leaving the field after the teamís pre-game warmup. (Jim Mone/AP)

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Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka gestures and yells at rowdy San Francisco 49ers fans who were throwing things at him as he was departing the field at halftime in game on Monday, Dec. 15, 1987 in San Francisco. The rest of Ditka's night wasn't much better as the 49ers beat his Bears, 41-0. (Paul Sakuma/AP)

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An irate Mike Ditka hurls a wad of gum at taunting crowd in San Francisco's Candlestick Park following second quarter as he left the field at half-time in his Chicago Bears 41-0 loss to 49ers on Dec. 15, 1987 in San Francisco. The wad can be seen between sets of lights and closest to the right glow. Police had planned to interview Ditka about the incident after an unidentified woman claimed to have been struck in the head by the gum. (Paul Sakuma/AP)

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Chicago Bears fans show their sentiments toward Bears' coach Mike Ditka during the fourth quarter in the game against the Detroit Lions, Dec. 10, 1989. The Lions humiliated the Bears by beating them 27-17. (Fred Jewell/AP)

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Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, left, who was fired earlier this week, gestures to the audience during the taping of the final installment of his weekly television program on Jan. 8, 1993 in Chicago. At right is former Bears safety Gary Fencik. (Scott Allen/AP)

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Mike Ditka and Ricky Williams

New Orleans Saints first-round draft pick Ricky Williams, left, checks out his New Orleans Saints jersey as coach Mike Ditka, wearing a dreadlock wig, looks on April 18,1999 in Kenner, La. The Saints traded all of their draft picks in 1999 and their first- and third-round picks in 2000 to Washington to get the Heisman Trophy winner. (Judi Bottoni/AP)

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Mike Ditka and Keith Poole

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Keith Poole (83) gets pumped up with head coach Mike Ditka during the third quarter after scoring his first NFL touchdown Dec. 21, 1997, against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Mo. Poole scored a second touchdown later in the game, but it wasn't enough as the Chiefs won 25-13. (Steve Rasmussen/AP)

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Former Chicago Bears player, coach and NFL Hall of Fame inductee Mike Ditka announces that he will not run as the Republican candidate for the Illinois U.S. Senate seat in the upcoming November general election July 14, 2004, outside his restaurant in downtown Chicago. (M. Spencer Green/AP)

Head coach Mike Ditka presesnts President Barack Obama with a jersey as the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champions Chicago Bears football team are honored on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Oct. 7, 2011. (Charles Dharapak/AP)